SATIREField Notes

Flock Population Thriving Despite Complete Absence of Natural Predators

Researchers note the only known predator, a budget review, has not been sighted in years.

Field Station 4 · 2026-08-02 · 2 min

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Ecologists studying the regional Flock population report robust growth across every surveyed corridor, with no meaningful check on expansion anywhere in the study area.

Researchers note the only known predator, a budget review, has not been sighted in years. Two related species — the public hearing and the sunset clause — are considered locally extinct.

Native range for Flockus surveillanceus is now listed simply as 'apparently everywhere,' a designation the field guide's editors adopted after running out of map.

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